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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part 3 : Chapter 1, Chapters 13 & 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what aspect of Sioux life would Claude Levi-Strauss, a French anthropologist, have called the "science of the concrete"?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Visions.
(c) Animals as teachers.
(d) Storytelling.

2. What was Carrington's Achilles' heel?
(a) Poor commanding officers.
(b) Horses.
(c) Need for wood.
(d) Need for water.

3. Where was Custer's new regiment, the 7th Cavalry, assigned to in 1867?
(a) Fort Leavenworth.
(b) Fort Dodge.
(c) Fort Riley.
(d) Fort Hays.

4. When did Custer enter West Point Military Academy?
(a) September, 1858.
(b) August, 1859.
(c) July, 1857.
(d) June, 1860.

5. What political party did Custer officially endorse in 1866?
(a) National Union party.
(b) Republican party.
(c) Libertarian party.
(d) Democratic party.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1865, the Oglala resurrected a system of government that acted as a chief's society. The seven men over forty who served were called what?

2. What political party did Custer belong to?

3. Who did Custer become an aide to in 1863?

4. How did Custer spend his teenager years according to Chapter 7?

5. Along what trail did the army plan to build a fort in 1866?

(see the answer key)

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